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for everyone.

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para todas.

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pour tous.

Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk. By combining direct technical support, strategic advocacy, grassroots grantmaking, and convenings such as RightsCon, we fight for human rights in the digital age.

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#KeepItOn 2023 election watch
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch

9 Feb 2023

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2023 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

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2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
9 Feb 2023
2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022

28 Feb 2023

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 187 internet shutdowns in 2022, across a record-setting 35 countries.

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Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
28 Feb 2023
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
#NoExamShutdown
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown

18 Apr 2023

Year after year, the MENA region has led the world in exam-related shutdowns. With the 2023 exam season in the region quickly approaching, it’s time to take action and demand change! #NoExamShutdown

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Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown
18 Apr 2023
Tell MENA authorities: #NoExamShutdown
FIVE YEARS UNDER THE EU GDPR: BECOMING AN ENFORCEMENT SUCCESS

Five years and counting: GDPR faces a make-or-break moment over enforcement

22 May 2023

In “Five years under the GDPR: An implementation progress report” Access Now explores how the GDPR could finally become a success.

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Five years and counting: GDPR faces a make-or-break moment over enforcement
22 May 2023
Five years and counting: GDPR faces a make-or-break moment over enforcement
Tech and conflict
Transparency
Transparency

Tech and conflict: a guide for responsible business conduct

18 May 2023

This guide is meant to help tech companies think through the impacts of their decisions in the context of conflict.

Guide
Tech and conflict: a guide for responsible business conduct
18 May 2023
Tech and conflict: a guide for responsible business conduct
Data Protection
Data Protection

Access Now at CPDP 2023: where to find us

22 May 2023

If you’re attending the annual Computers, Privacy & Data Protection (CPDP) conference, find out more about where to find Access Now on the ground.

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Access Now at CPDP 2023: where to find us
22 May 2023
Access Now at CPDP 2023: where to find us
Transparency
Transparency

Why shareholders don’t trust Big Tech — and how to fix that

17 May 2023

As we enter the 2023 AGM season, we look at what shareholder proposals for Big Tech companies Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta reveal about the companies’ capacity to mitigate risk and ensure accountability for emerging tech like AI.

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Why shareholders don’t trust Big Tech — and how to fix that
17 May 2023
Why shareholders don’t trust Big Tech — and how to fix that
Image: AI's human rights impact
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

Big wins, but gaps remain: European Parliament Committees vote to secure key rights protections in AI Act

11 May 2023

In a win for civil society, the European Parliament Committees have adopted their position on the Artificial Intelligence Act — integrating key human rights protections.

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Big wins, but gaps remain: European Parliament Committees vote to secure key rights protections in AI Act
11 May 2023
Big wins, but gaps remain: European Parliament Committees vote to secure key rights protections in AI Act
Ecuador, latitud cero para el ciberpatrullaje
Surveillance
Surveillance

Abusive Spyware Ban: No Press Freedom Without Journalist Safety

3 May 2023
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Abusive Spyware Ban: No Press Freedom Without Journalist Safety
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3 May 2023
Abusive Spyware Ban: No Press Freedom Without Journalist Safety
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Content Governance
Content Governance

Section 230 survives another challenge: U.S. Supreme Court rulings protect free expression online

18 May 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings today in Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google, a pair of cases centered on whether social media companies could be held liable for the terrorist content hosted and recommended via algorithm on their platforms, represent a major win for digital rights. 

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Section 230 survives another challenge: U.S. Supreme Court rulings protect free expression online
18 May 2023
Section 230 survives another challenge: U.S. Supreme Court rulings protect free expression online
Corporate transparency Social card
Transparency
Transparency

Attention Amazon: your shareholders want you to protect human rights

18 May 2023

As Big Tech’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) season approaches, Amazon shareholders are pushing for changes to protect human rights. Here are the shareholder proposals we support.

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Attention Amazon: your shareholders want you to protect human rights
18 May 2023
Attention Amazon: your shareholders want you to protect human rights
internet shutdown
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Internet and social media access must be restored in Pakistan to protect human rights

10 May 2023

The government of Pakistan must immediately restore — and protect — full access to the internet and social media.

Press Release
Internet and social media access must be restored in Pakistan to protect human rights
10 May 2023
Internet and social media access must be restored in Pakistan to protect human rights
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Data Protection
Data Protection

Scrap Montana’s rights-abusing TikTok ban 

19 May 2023
Press Release
Scrap Montana’s rights-abusing TikTok ban 
19 May 2023
Scrap Montana’s rights-abusing TikTok ban 
Secret surveillance: countering spyware’s threats to freedom of the press and expression
Surveillance
Surveillance

No to spyware: media, civil society demand ban on tech used for human rights abuses

3 May 2023

On World Press Freedom Day, it’s time for a ban on rights-abusing commercial spyware.

Press Release
No to spyware: media, civil society demand ban on tech used for human rights abuses
3 May 2023
No to spyware: media, civil society demand ban on tech used for human rights abuses
Nuevo análisis: Empresas que distribuyen tecnologías de vigilancia en LATAM no ofrecen transparencia en cuanto a su impacto en los derechos humanos
Surveillance
Surveillance

Nuevo análisis: Las empresas que distribuyen tecnologías de vigilancia en LATAM no ofrecen transparencia en materia derechos humanos

26 Apr 2023
Press Release
Nuevo análisis: Las empresas que distribuyen tecnologías de vigilancia en LATAM no ofrecen transparencia en materia derechos humanos
26 Apr 2023
Nuevo análisis: Las empresas que distribuyen tecnologías de vigilancia en LATAM no ofrecen transparencia en materia derechos humanos
internet shutdown #KeepItOn
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

Sudan: millions surviving armed conflict need internet, access to information

25 Apr 2023

As the armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces in Sudan escalates, we call on authorities to #KeepItOn.

Press Release
Sudan: millions surviving armed conflict need internet, access to information
25 Apr 2023
Sudan: millions surviving armed conflict need internet, access to information
Access Now condena el llamado de AMLO a cortar el financiamiento de Artículo 19
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Access Now condena el llamado de AMLO a cortar el financiamiento de Artículo 19

15 May 2023
Press Release
Access Now condena el llamado de AMLO a cortar el financiamiento de Artículo 19
15 May 2023
Access Now condena el llamado de AMLO a cortar el financiamiento de Artículo 19
Guide: How to get rid of targeted ads on TikTok (only in the EU)
Privacy
Privacy

How to get rid of targeted ads on TikTok (only in the EU)

26 Apr 2023

If you are in the EU, here are the simple three steps to opt out from TikTok’s targeted ads.

Guide
How to get rid of targeted ads on TikTok (only in the EU)
26 Apr 2023
How to get rid of targeted ads on TikTok (only in the EU)
Ecuador, latitud cero para el ciberpatrullaje
Surveillance
Surveillance

Ecuador, latitud cero para el ciberpatrullaje

26 Apr 2023
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Ecuador, latitud cero para el ciberpatrullaje
26 Apr 2023
Ecuador, latitud cero para el ciberpatrullaje
Myanmar Counter-terrorism Law
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

မြန်မာနိုင်ငံမှာ မကြာမီက ပြဌာန်းသည့် “အကြမ်းဖက်မှုတိုက်ဖျက်ရေး” နည်းဥပဒေများသည် တရားမဝင် သည့် အရာများ ဖြစ်ပါသဖြင့် ရှုတ်ချကြောင်း ထုတ်ပြန်

19 Apr 2023
Post
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံမှာ မကြာမီက ပြဌာန်းသည့် “အကြမ်းဖက်မှုတိုက်ဖျက်ရေး” နည်းဥပဒေများသည် တရားမဝင် သည့် အရာများ ဖြစ်ပါသဖြင့် ရှုတ်ချကြောင်း ထုတ်ပြန်
19 Apr 2023
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံမှာ မကြာမီက ပြဌာန်းသည့် “အကြမ်းဖက်မှုတိုက်ဖျက်ရေး” နည်းဥပဒေများသည် တရားမဝင် သည့် အရာများ ဖြစ်ပါသဖြင့် ရှုတ်ချကြောင်း ထုတ်ပြန်
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We mobilize around the world

Access Now is made up of a diverse team of more than 130 experts working in centers of political power, tech innovation, and civic action around the world. We have registered offices in Belgium, Costa Rica, Germany, Tunisia, and the United States, with team members based in more than 20 countries across six continents.